Dirty Dancing

Synopsis

Beloved coming of age film, Dirty Dancing comes to the stage to take you back to 1963... ....when everybody called me Baby and it didn’t occur to me to mind. That was before President Kennedy got shot, before the Beatles came, when I couldn’t wait to join the Peace Corps and I thought I’d never find a guy as great as my dad. That was the summer we went to Kellerman’s’ Experience the excitement and romance of the blockbuster film - live on stage. Featuring the hit songs from the best selling movie soundtrack of all time including; Time Of My Life, Hungry Eyes, Hey Baby and Do You Love Me? First dance. First love. The 1987 film starred Jennifer Grey as the teenaged Baby who falls in love with the camp's working class dance instructor, played by Patrick Swayze.

Our Review:

Simon Cole - 6 September 2011

Dirty Dancing, which is now playing at the Bristol Hippodrome on the first leg of its first ever tour, is based on the phenomenally successful 1987 film starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey and subsequent stage adaptation, which ran in London’s west end for over five years.

Set in the summer of 1963, Eleanor Bergstein’s tale tells the story of 17 year-old "Baby" Houseman who, while on vacation with her parents in New York's Catskill Mountains, has her life turned upside down when she inadvertently gate-crashes a staff party and comes face to face with resort dance instructor Johnny Castle (Swayze in the film versions). Baby's life changes forever and she is thrown into the spotlight as Johnny's leading lady both on and off the dance floor, learning as much about life and love as she does about dancing!

Following the film plotline very closely, there are many iconic scenes lovingly recreated to delight ardent fans of the original. With plenty ...

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Latest User Review

Belinda - 3 October 2011:

I saw this show in London and found it very dreary, and it was literally a copy of the film. However, although the script is more or less the same in this production, Sarah Tipple has injected an energy missing in London. The addition of more well sung live songs was also a benefit. The dancing is really the star of this piece and the cast give it their all. The scenes seem to have been sacrificed to the appalling sound design which is so loud that the poor actors are shouting to get the message across and you still can't hear them. The outstanding performance comes from Emily Holt as Baby who brilliantly handles her journey. Charlotte Gooch dances with great flair and looks amazing, and there is great support from the Hausman family (Emilia Williams, Lynden Edwards and Shona Lindsay). All in all an enjoyable evening out. ...

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